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Read the latest guidance on bird feeding over the summer and autumn from @rspb.bsky.social

www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

One of the several pairs of Canada Geese on the reserve at the moment. 📸Photo by member and former Chairman Keith Pursall
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Government has the opportunity in 2026 to make good on their 2025 pledges to Protect the Colne Valley. We urge creation of ‘A Corridor for Life’ to restore the Colne Valley as the best green corridor round any city in the UK
www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/project/camp...

💚🦋 Want to help moths?

🌻 Plant nectar-rich flowers
🌳 Grow native trees and shrubs
🍂 Leave some leaf litter
🌒 Dim the garden lights at night.

🌱 Every little action counts!

Learn more on how to help moths here 👉 https://www.wildaboutgardens.org.uk/

#WildAboutGardens #WildlifeGardening

Lighting - Threats to bats - Bat Conservation Trust Bats are nocturnal animals that have adapted to a life in darkness, partly to avoid predation during daylight hours from bird of prey species such as sp...

Want to find out more about how artificial lighting can impact bats, take a look at our website www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/t...

You can also download professional guidance developed with the Institution of Lighting Professionals www.bats.org.uk/our-work/bui...

We can’t recreate a chalk stream.
We can’t move one.
We can’t build a new one.
We can only protect the ones we have.

📣 Add your voice and tell the Government to protect chalk streams as irreplaceable habitats.

➡️ action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183198/...

#ChalkStreams #ChalkRivers #UKRivers

#volunteers wanted to join Our Community Litter Blitz with Canal & River Trust along the canal from #Denham Deep Lock to #Uxbridge on Friday 6th March at 10:30am. No experience needed. Book here:
volunteer.canalrivertrust.org.uk/opportunitie...

A Wren is perched with its bill wide open as it sings. Wording above reads: Bird Songs & Calls Practice Sessions.

Join our our expert team to learn bird songs & calls.🐦 #Ornithology

Events are taking place at ⬇️

📍 RSPB Rye Meads, Hertfordshire ➡️ bit.ly/BirdSongsHerts

📍 Irchester Country Park, Northamptonshire ➡️ bit.ly/BirdSongsNort...

📍 Ascott Estate, Bedfordshire ➡️ bit.ly/BirdSongsBedf...

Blue tit enjoying the reserve, photo by member Daniel Ellerby.
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Do you want to know how much rain fell in the #Herts and North #London Area during #January or how high the river flows were?
Here are the actual figures from the @envagency.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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A Corridor for Life - Colne Valley Regional Park

Our campaign: ‘A Corridor for Life’ aims to Protect and Restore the Colne Valley to become one of the best green corridors round any city in the UK.
www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/project/camp...

Male Great Spotted Woodpecker on the reserve. Photo taken by member Iain Nibbsy.
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Lovely to see a more or less full house on our Winter Walk & Talk this morning.The weather stayed dry which was an added bonus😊

Existing members enjoyed the talks from our expert guides and hopefully we have some new members joining up!

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Why we need to protect the Colne Valley Regional Park - Colne Valley Regional Park Act now to secure its legacy and potential!

If you want to know why the Colne Valley Regional Park is important for wildlife and people and why it needs to be restored, follow this link and scroll down
www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/why-we-need-...
#environment
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Egyptian Goose on the reserve photo by member Andrew Dand
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Little Egret numbers higher than thought, new BTO study reveals New analysis by the BTO suggests the UK breeding population of Little Egret is significantly larger than previously estimated, highlighting the rapid success of one of Britain's most prominent recent colonists.

Britain's Little Egret population is bigger than thought, according to a fascinating new BTO study:

Government admits its approval for Buckinghamshire AI datacentre should be quashed Campaigners hail U-turn during legal challenge over proposed centre an ‘embarrassing climbdown’

This is one of the most sensitive sites in the Colne Valley, valuable for wildlife and it provides an important green buffer next to the River Colne and the London Loop
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Unfortunately, people still don’t realise what #HeathrowExpansion actually means. FIVE rivers will be diverted, which is unprecedented. Here’s one of them – the Colne Brook. The M25 and local roads would also be diverted.
www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/heathrow-pos...

We start 2026 feeling optimistic about the future of our local countryside. In 2025 government stepped up to say positive words about the Colne Valley Regional Park, we hope in 2026, they follow up with action to protect and restore the Colne Valley to benefit people & wildlife.

Male Shelduck at the reserve - photo by Neil Shepherd.

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#birds #waterbirds #shelduck

Slime mould - a hidden wonderland brought to life in photos Meet Barry Webb and his award-winning images of the tiny world of slime mould.

Tiny natural structures 👌 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Female Kingfisher on a branch with a fish in mid-air in the middle of its open beak.

Female Kingfisher at the reserve yesterday. Photo by Steve Beasant.

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A Water Rail walking across an icy lake.

A "skating" Water Rail at the reserve 😊 Photo by Simon Ridley.

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Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata) on a lichen-covered log with a black background.

Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata) at the reserve.

Deadly poisonous!

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#fungi #fungifriends

Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment

This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The British Photography Awards 2025

CONGRATULATIONS to @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social member, Barry Webb, on winning the 2025 People’s Choice Award for Macro Photography!

#slimemoulds

#birds Lovely views of Jack Snipe at Maple Lodge today. #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

Sparrowhawk @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social Photo by Martin Patten.

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